Guy-wire anchor



J. H. HOLMGREEN I GUY WIRE ANCHOR Feb. 14, 1928. 1,659,527

Filed Dec. 1926 plied, all as Wlll behereinafter more fully fit] Patented Feb; 14, 1928.'

warns gunman YHOLMGREEN, or am nmomo, aqnxaso GUYPJWIBE mcnon.

Application g iiled llece pber a s. se m.

My said invention relates to e guy wire aimhorfor poles, posts or the like and it is an object of the invention to provide a devi e of this character having p arts so con- 1 icted that no: matter What angle the anchor rod J assumes ,relative to the ,anchor lmdy the pull-on the anchor rodand nutjto which it istlmeaded willbeet right angles to said-nut so that a proper seat fOl' tjhe nut is provided without bending the rod adjacent the 1 described and claimed.

Referring to the a c mp n n dr w n similar reference characters indicate similar n rts,

Figure one applieatiolnof my in vention, i a

Figure 2;, a centrallongitudinal section,

Figure 3, a transverse section on line of Figure 2, i i a Figure 4, [a perspective of the i oscillating member, j i a y Figure 5, a bottom plan view, and Figure )6, a side elevation, with parts broken -away, illustrating a modified form of invention.

In the drawings reference 'nd'c tesa bod or anchor late! hich is a y y a y y it y y y i 1 1 P W he pron ed with oppositely" (lispos (1 preferably oval or cupsha Jed and in which is provided a longitudina ly disposed slot 11 through its top through which an rod 12 is adapted to extend for engagement with a nut '13. The body is provided on its underside \vit-h a recess or pOcketcOm Wisflange 14- of substantially ing a depending square outline reenforced by ribs extending longitudinally and transversely. The bottom of the pocket is curved to provide a bearing surface for cooperation with a hearing element 16 whichlis substantially an oscillating washer having an opening 19 therethrough through whichthe anchor rod is adapted to extend. The washer 16 is provided with a nut receiving recess 20 in order that the nut may be properly held in place but permitting the rod to be screwed or unscrewed through the same and the nut as desired.

It will be noted that the Washer 16 is substantially horse-shoe shaped in cross section, such shape permitting it to be oscillated freely within the pocket of the device and in order to maintain the bearing elementor anchor body when stress is apj i i i in irhic h the nut s nserted 1n proper position and the. {anchor rod is scre ed {into thell lut.

which are inade apart -hereo and on yiw hich 1 isa perspective view illustrating t washer within ,poclret I provide a relatlvely small projection protuberancelltl on each endsubstantially adjacent the cengum protuberance :thereinto.

In assembling the dev ce it is necessary to place the bearing element or washer 16 within the pocket nd rotate the same slightly before t-he anchor rod ean be inserted; after On account of the opening 19 which is a signing thecable o-r-thelike to which it y be attachedand nomatter vhat positiont e anchor rod assumes relative to the anchor body the "pull the anchor rod will. always -be' at fright anglestofthe nutllii, obviating any possibility of bending the. rod adjacent the anchorbody undel'iidlGQgStl'BSS being ap pli d. 4 Since the anchor. rodfis' not test it ay be readily removed if it becomes desirable to abandon the anchor,

As shown inl igfglure 61in tead of the anc hor plate'being provi' ed with a 'jslot in 'ohe'side for engagement by protuberances on the L s iatm uash ii a h nchor p e 21inay wardly extendingproject ons and grooves 23 may be formed jinthe side of the oscillatto permit the projections to sm s therethroirghfor retainihg the washer in position. i f

In using my anchor all that is necessary is to dig a round hole in the earth suflicient to permit the anchor to pass downwardly thereinto whereupon the anchor may be tapped by a bar or the like and forced to a substantially horizontal position at right angles to the hole giving an area. of substantially greater diameter than the diameter of the hole. The hole is then filled with earth and stress applied to the guy wire which is disposed at an angle to the hole will cut a groove in the earth to permit the guy wire to straighten out or if desired this groove may be cut and the guy rod disposed therein prior to the application oftension.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my device without departing from the spiritof the invention and therefore I do not limit tor of the samefand provide an arcuate slot 4. i 1 i t i i i i it in the side walls of the pocketysa d slot iliieing open at one in end topermit insertion of .myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said in vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An anchor comprising a body having a pocket on its underside, a slot through said body, a bearing member mounted in said pocket and capable of being oscillated there in, and a rod extending through the slot in said body and adjustably connected to said oscillating member, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a body having a slot therethrough, a pocket on the underside of said body communicating with said slot, a member mounted to oscillate in said pocket, and a guy rod extending through said slot and adjustably connected to said oscillating member, substantially as set forth. v

3. The combination of a body having a slot therethrough, a pocket on the underside of said body communicating with said slot, a

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member mounted to oscillate in said pocket and having an opening therethrough with a recess disposed transversely of said opening, a guy rod disposed in said opening, and a nut disposed in said recess and threaded on said guy rod, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a body having a slot therethrough, a pocket on the underside of said body communicating with said slot, a recess in each side of said pocket, a bearing membermounted in said pocket and capable of being oscillated therein, said bearing member having a protuberance extending into each recess for preventing accidental separation of the parts,and a rod extending through the slot in said body and connected to said oscillating member, substantially asset forth.

5. The combination of a body having a slot therethrough, a pocket on the underside of said body communicating with said slot, a recess in each side of said pocket, a

bearing member mounted in said pocket and capable of belngosclllated therein, said bearing member having a protuberance extend ing into each recess for preventlng aCCl'.

dental separation of the parts, and a rod extending through the slot in said body and- .connected to said oscillating member, each of said recesses having an opening at one end permitting the protuberance to be inextending through the slotin said bodyand connected to said oscillating member, each of sald recesses having an opening at one end permlttmg the protuberance to be inserted and removed therethrough, the arrangement being such that when the rod is disposed in the bearing member the protuberance is prevented from moving sufliciently to pass through the ends of the recesses, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a' body having a slot therethrough, a pocket on the underside of said body communicating with said slot, a member mounted to oscillate in said pocket, a guy rod extending through said-slot and connected to said oscillating member, and

means for retaining the oscillating member in said pocket when the guy rod is inserted, substantially as set fortl.

In'witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Antonio, Texas this 20th day of December, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-six.

JULIUS HERMAN HOLMGREEN. 

